Korean Crisis | Ahead of summit, CIA chief secretly meets with Kim

CIA Director Mike Pompeo recently traveled to North Korea to meet with leader Kim Jong Un, a highly unusual, secret visit undertaken as the enemy nations prepared

Korean leaders can discuss peace, but can’t end Korean War

  President Donald Trump has given his “blessing” for North and South Korea to discuss the end of the Korean War amid a diplomatic push to end

Japan-US | Trump to host Abe amid strain over North Korea, tariffs

President Donald Trump will play host to Japan’s Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago this week amid growing strain between the two countries over the president’s planned meeting with

Vietnam, Indonesia vow to settle fishing violations

Vietnam and Indonesia have pledged to work together to resolve fishing violations in the South China Sea as the two countries seek to boost their bilateral trade.

Myanmar | President grants amnesty to over 8,500 prisoners

Myanmar President Win Myint has granted amnesty to more than 8,500 prisoners, reportedly including at least three dozen political prisoners. The amnesty, announced yesterday, coincided

Rohingya | Bangladesh rejects Myanmar’s claim of repatriating refugees

Bangladesh yesterday rejected a claim by Myanmar that the Buddhist-majority nation had repatriated the first five among some 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled to the neighboring

Pakistan | Watchdog says country failing on human rights

An independent Pakistani watchdog criticized the country’s human rights record over the past year in a new report released yesterday, saying the nation has failed to make

China, Japan seek to mend ties as Trump trade war looms

China and Japan took another step toward mending their troubled relations yesterday, resuming high-level economic talks for the first time in nearly eight years. Foreign Minister

Australia | Refugee policy general named next defense chief

An Australian army general who led a secretive military operation to stop asylum seekers from coming to Australia by boat was named yesterday as the country’s next

India | Ruling party lawmaker arrested on rape allegation

A lawmaker from India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party was arrested after being accused of abducting and raping a teenage girl last year, officials said. Kuldeep Singh

Cambodia | Opposition leader seeks Japan role in fair election

Cambodia’s self-exiled opposition leader urged Japan, his nation’s biggest donor, on Friday to use its leverage and convince his nation’s autocratic government to ensure that July elections

Japan | Protesters call for ‘liar’ Abe to resign over scandal

Tens of thousands of people joined a demonstration outside Japan’s parliament Saturday, in a sign of growing public anger over cronyism scandals engulfing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Myanmar takes back 1 Rohingya family despite UN concerns

Myanmar has accepted what appears to be the first five among some 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled military-led violence against the minority group, even though

North Korea | Construction is booming in the country, but who’s paying?

Beachfront, five-star hotels? Skyscrapers just blocks from Kim Il Sung Square? North Korea is racing forward with major development projects some experts believe are

China-Australia | PM Turnbull says ‘some tension’ in relations

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yesterday there is “some tension” in relations with Beijing, following accusations of Chinese meddling in the country’s politics and concerns over

Vietnam | Courts jail two more activists in stepped up crackdown

Courts in central Vietnam yesterday handed down lengthy prison terms against two activists as communist authorities stepped up their crackdown on dissent. The two were given

North Korea | Parliament convenes to approve national agenda

North Korea’s parliament was scheduled to convene yesterday amid a series of diplomatic moves by leader Kim Jong Un that could have a major impact on the

Malaysia | PM declares May 9 election day a holiday after outcry

The Malaysian prime minister yesterday declared voting day on May 9 a public holiday after a decision to hold elections on a workday triggered complaints that

Briefs | Indonesia: Former general says he’ll run for president again

Prabowo Subianto, a former Indonesian general with a checkered human rights record (pictured), announced that he’ll run for president in an election due next year, confirming an establishment

Indonesia | Alcohol deaths exceed 100 as police vow crackdown

Deaths from drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in Indonesia have surpassed 100 this month, police said yesterday as they vowed a “scorched earth” crackdown on the makers and

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